Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer

According to Thomas Keating, contemplative prayer can be defined as: "The development of ones relationship with Christ to the point of communing beyond words, thoughts, feelings, and the multiplication of particular acts. It is a process that moves from the simplified activity of waiting upon God to the predominance of the Gifts of the Spirit as the source of ones prayer." Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer contains over 100 selections from the wisdom of several of Father Keatings most popular and significant works, including the best-selling Open Mind, Open Heart.

Thomas Keating

Father Thomas Keating is known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he is a founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach. He is the author of numerous books, particularly of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart; Invitation to Love; and The Mystery of Christ. Among his most recent books is The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta.